Word: governorfranklin
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Dates: during 1931-1931
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Roosevelt v. Smith. In the popular mind, last week's elections added a cubit or so to the stature of GovernorFranklin Delano Roosevelt of New York as Democracy's lead candidate for the Presidency. Still across his availability fell the uncertain shadow of Alfred Emanuel Smith. Last month Governor Roosevelt and Mr. Smith got into a squabble over what otherwise would have been viewed as a political triviality on the New York State ballot. Submitted to the people was a proposal to amend the Constitution so that the State might spend some $20,000 over a period of years buying...
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